Interactive: Median ages by municipality, nationwide

Florida long has had a reputation as a graying state, a land to which retirees slip en masse to live out the "Golden Years" under a bright, warm sun. The latest Census Bureau data will do little to alter that perception, showing that the average Florida resident is 41.0 years old, fifth oldest in the nation. And, among the top-ten oldest communities in the nation, Florida is home to six, including Venice (66.7 years old; sixth oldest median age in nation), Sun City Center (73.4; second oldest) and Naples (63.4; seventh oldest).

The interactive map and table below were built using data from the 2012 American Community Survey, a yearly effort by the Census Bureau to catalog shifts in population and demographics. The blue button in the upper-right provides more information on how to use the map, but a thumbnail version is: put your cursor over an icon. Clicking on an icon opens a popup window with more age/population details. Use the sliders/dropdowns -- or the table -- beneath the map to zero in on rankings, states and more.